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Where to buy filters for servicing?

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  • 19-02-2007 11:17pm
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    bigbru
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭


    Lads,

    I was wondering where best to buy filters for servicing the motor ('02 320d) - oil, air, fuel, pollen filters?
    Joe Duffy's was a bit steep the last time I bought them there.

    Cheers


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    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    bigbru wrote:
    Lads,

    I was wondering where best to buy filters for servicing the motor ('02 320d) - oil, air, fuel, pollen filters?
    Joe Duffy's was a bit steep the last time I bought them there.

    Cheers

    Pretty much any motor factors should have them. I get nearly of of my stuff for servicing the car from East Coast Motors in Greenhills, Tallaght. Ph. 01-4521646. I find them to be quite good.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I recently read that many non-OEM filters contain about 1/3 of the paper compared to OEM filters


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    crosstownk
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    kbannon wrote:
    I recently read that many non-OEM filters contain about 1/3 of the paper compared to OEM filters
    When I had the 'pleasure' of working at MDL one of the guys took apart a spurious filter and an OEM filter for a golf (MkII). A lot, lot less filter material in the spurious. The strange thing is that the spurious filter was a Mann filter. Mann are part of VWs commercial division:eek:
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    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    If quality is your #1 concern: any main dealer
    If price is your #1 concern: any motor factors

    Except oil. Good oils can be had at motor factors in 5L cans, instead of 1L bottles from the main dealer.


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    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,660 ✭✭✭maidhc


    JHMEG wrote:
    If quality is your #1 concern: any main dealer
    If price is your #1 concern: any motor factors

    Indeed. OEM filters are cheap as chips anyway.


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    kaizersoze123
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    Will main dealers sell you the filters over the counter? i.e. they wont say..you have to get them fitted by us too...?


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Main dealers will sell most stock over the counter.
    Get your part numbers on www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do - just enter the last 7 digits of your chassis number and bob's your mothers brother!


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    bigbru
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭bigbru


    So the aftermarket OEM filters like Mann and Hengst aren't as good as the ones you buy in the BMW dealer?


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    conor_mc
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭conor_mc


    Never used them myself, but you could try Otto who are a specialist german car motor factors. They're located behind the Ford garage on the Airton Rd in Tallaght.


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    bigbru
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭bigbru


    For the sake of a few quid, I think I'll buy them at the main dealer again.

    Anyone know how often you need to change a diesel fuel filter?
    If I don't need to change it, I won't.


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Goto GSFCarparts!!


    http://www.gsfcarparts.com/

    Cheap and cheerful!!


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